# Can’t Start Storj Node on QNAP – Folders Missing After Setup **URL:** \ **Category:** getting started\ **Tags:** docker, qnap-nas\ **Created:** [October 19, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/can-t-start-storj-node-on-qnap-folders-missing-after-setup/31000 "2025-10-19T17:25:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr.Ko](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/dr.ko/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Dr.Ko](https://forum.storj.io/u/Dr.Ko)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/can-t-start-storj-node-on-qnap-folders-missing-after-setup/31000/1 "2025-10-19T17:25:09Z")
I’m trying to add a new Storj node on my QNAP NAS after a long time, but I’m running into the following error: ```auto 2025-10-19T16:52:01Z INFO Operator email {"Process": "storagenode", "Address": "ami...."} 2025-10-19T16:52:01Z INFO Operator wallet {"Process": "storagenode", "Address": "0xCb9...."} 2025-10-19T16:52:01Z ERROR failure during run {"Process": "storagenode", "error": "Error opening database on storagenode: group:\n--- stat config/storage/blobs: no such file or directory\n--- stat config/storage/temp: no such file or directory\n--- stat config/storage/trash: no such file or directory", "errorVerbose": "Error opening database on storagenode: group:\n--- stat config/storage/blobs: no such file or directory\n--- stat config/storage/temp: no such file or directory\n--- stat config/storage/trash: no such file or directory\n\tmain.cmdRun:69\n\tmain.newRunCmd.func1:33\n\tstorj.io/common/process.InitBeforeExecute.func1.2:389\n\tstorj.io/common/process.InitBeforeExecute.func1:407\n\tgithub.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute:985\n\tgithub.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC:1117\n\tgithub.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute:1041\n\tstorj.io/common/process.ExecWithCustomOptions:115\n\tmain.main:34\n\truntime.main:283"} 2025-10-19T16:52:01Z FATAL Unrecoverable error {"Process": "storagenode", "error": "Error opening database on storagenode: group:\n--- stat config/storage/blobs: no such file or directory\n--- stat config/storage/temp: no such file or directory\n--- stat config/storage/trash: no such file or directory", "errorVerbose": "Error opening database on storagenode: group:\n--- stat config/storage/blobs: no such file or directory\n--- stat config/storage/temp: no such file or directory\n--- stat config/storage/trash: no such file or directory\n\tmain.cmdRun:69\n\tmain.newRunCmd.func1:33\n\tstorj.io/common/process.InitBeforeExecute.func1.2:389\n\tstorj.io/common/process.InitBeforeExecute.func1:407\n\tgithub.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute:985\n\tgithub.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC:1117\n\tgithub.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute:1041\n\tstorj.io/common/process.ExecWithCustomOptions:115\n\tmain.main:34\n\truntime.main:283"} ``` I remember there used to be a token verification process via email before, and it seems that some steps have changed since last year according to [this guide](https://storj.dev/node/get-started/install-node-software). I vaguely recall there being an _identity verification_ step as well, but I’ve forgotten the correct procedure. Here’s what I did: - I placed the four newly generated identity files inside the `identity` folder. - I created a `data` folder and made a log file inside it. - Then I ran the following Docker command to start the node, but the above error appeared. ```auto sudo docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --stop-timeout 300 \ -p 28967:28967/tcp \ -p 28967:28967/udp \ -p 14002:14002 \ -e WALLET="0xC..." \ -e EMAIL="ami@naver.com" \ -e ADDRESS="media.duckdns.org:28967" \ -e STORAGE="3.0TB" \ --log-driver json-file \ --log-opt max-size=10m \ --log-opt max-file=5 \ --user $(id -u):$(id -g) \ --mount type=bind,source="/share/CACHEDEV2_DATA/storj/identity",destination=/app/identity \ --mount type=bind,source="/share/CACHEDEV2_DATA/storj/data",destination=/app/config \ --mount type=bind,source="/share/CACHEDEV2_DATA/storj/data/node.log",destination=/app/logs/node.log \ --name storagenode storjlabs/storagenode:latest \ --log.output=/app/logs/node.log ``` Does anyone know how to fix this? It’s been a while since I last set up a Storj node, so I might be missing a step. Any help would be greatly appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![alpharabbit](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alpharabbit/32/1129_2.png) [@alpharabbit](https://forum.storj.io/u/alpharabbit)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/can-t-start-storj-node-on-qnap-folders-missing-after-setup/31000/2 "2025-10-19T19:37:36Z")
First run must be with -e SETUP=true to create folders. Then stop and run without SETUP command. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/can-t-start-storj-node-on-qnap-folders-missing-after-setup/31000/3 "2025-10-20T02:24:18Z")
The identity should be generated, as well. But the authorization step is now not needed. ---
**Author:** ![and](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/and/32/1134_2.png) [@and](https://forum.storj.io/u/and)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/can-t-start-storj-node-on-qnap-folders-missing-after-setup/31000/4 "2025-10-22T15:15:47Z")
what model qnap is it ? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Ko](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/dr.ko/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Dr.Ko](https://forum.storj.io/u/Dr.Ko)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/can-t-start-storj-node-on-qnap-folders-missing-after-setup/31000/5 "2025-10-27T04:08:39Z")
This is a QNAP TS-251A model.